Vietnam kicked off 2025 with a strong surge in foreign direct investment (FDI), reaching $4.33 billion in January—a 48.6% increase from the same period last year. Despite a slower start in new projects, additional investments and stake acquisitions skyrocketed, highlighting growing confidence from foreign investors.
South Korea emerged as the top investor, committing over $1.25 billion, a 13.4-fold jump compared to January 2024. Singapore followed closely with $1.24 billion, while Japan, mainland China, and Hong Kong rounded out the top five.
In terms of new projects, mainland China ranked first, accounting for 30.1% of all fresh investments. However, South Korea dominated in expanding existing projects (19%) and stake acquisitions (25.4%), signaling long-term commitments.
The manufacturing and processing sector remained the biggest magnet for foreign capital, securing $3.09 billion, nearly 71.3% of total FDI and doubling last year’s figure. In contrast, real estate investments dipped slightly to $1.09 billion, down 6.4%.
Among Vietnam’s provinces, Bac Ninh attracted the most investment, securing $1.39 billion—six times higher than last year. Dong Nai followed with $959 million (a 3.4-fold increase), while Hanoi pulled in $716.4 million, up 1.9%. Ho Chi Minh City remained the top destination for new projects, capital expansions, and stake acquisitions.
Vietnam’s FDI sector recorded a $3.2 billion trade surplus, helping offset a $1.97 billion deficit from domestic businesses. This contributed to an overall national trade surplus of $1.23 billion for the month.
The number of new projects was lower than in January 2024, mainly due to fewer large-scale investments and the impact of the New Year and Lunar New Year holidays. However, capital expansions surged by 509.6%, and stake acquisitions rose by 70.4%, compensating for the shortfall and driving overall FDI growth.
As of January 2025, Vietnam had over 42,000 active FDI projects, totaling $505.4 billion in registered capital, with $324 billion already disbursed.
With strong reinvestment trends and growing investor confidence, Vietnam continues to solidify its position as a key destination for global capital.
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